hawgchaser Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 Today at 2 I am heading to the lake for a 9 day fishathon.!!! My wife is a teacher and its her spring break so i took off as well. I will be armed with a new St. Croix Mojo 6'6'M for jerkbaits seated with a brand new '09 Energy PT!!!! I also had to pick up 20 new H20 Crankbaits and jerkbaits, that made it impossible to fit all my stuff in my current tackle bag so i got another one of those, some new Gambler drop shot worms, a couple norman suspending cranks, 4 new Xcalibur Xr50 traps, new frog toggs bc rain is in the forcast, 3 racks of baby back ribs for the smoker, 2 whole cornish game hens for beer can cookin, 2 NY strips, enough hamburger meat for the entire forum, brats, pork tenderloin, oh and a bottle of KVD line and Lure conditioner. Hopefully, i will have something to show for it all. Ill post pics if i have any. Have a great week Quote
SMfisher Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 good luck sounds like you got it all planned, looks like the bait monkey has been happy. Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted March 20, 2009 Super User Posted March 20, 2009 Woo-Hoo! You're going to have a great time, livin' large! 8-) Quote
Big-O Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 "Thats what I'm talkin about hawgchaser" and livin at it's best. Bet ya don't want to quit fishin after the 9th day...Have fun and Fish Safe..... Big O www.ragetail.com Quote
IdahoLunkerHunter Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 Sounds like a great time! Have a blast and catch some for us northerners still fishing through a hole Quote
Super User fishinfiend Posted March 20, 2009 Super User Posted March 20, 2009 That sounds like a great time!! Quote
basser89 Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 Awesome! Can't wait to see the follow up report! Good luck and catch a few HOGS! Quote
hawgchaser Posted March 24, 2009 Author Posted March 24, 2009 Hey guys just posting a little follw up. The weather has been terrible BUT I have been lucky to catch some good fish!...nothing to brag about but the numbers have been good. Saturday was 45 and pouring. I didn't get a whole lot done that day. It cleared off late and i caught a few on an olive X Rap. Sunday was beautiful! I spent most of the day throwing pointers, X Raps, and H2O jerkbaits. I found the fish on windy points but was not very confident in the pattern. Again i caught some nice fish in the 2-3lb range. Today, the wind was 25-30mph and miserable to fight. I finally gave up fighting it and hit some coves. Boy was that a good move. I was throwing a red craw colored XR50 and started picking up a lot of nice fish. I caught a few Kentuckys that were so fat they were about to explode! and dang did they fight!!!!! I finally found a pattern of scattered timber on rocky wind blown banks. Anytime i found that combo, I caught fish on the XR50. Tomorrow is supposed to be strong storms all day so i will probably have to wait until Wed. I am going into town to buy a small tripod so i can take pics. I have a photo journal of every fishing trip over the last 5 years. I am tired of missing out when i go by myself. Here are a few terrible cell phone pics so you can see how fat these kentuckys are. Oh and the food has been terrific!! Ribs, smoked chicken, smoked sausage and hamburgers so far Getting ready the first night. This is a deadly combo This is what the structure looks like on Greers Ferry. What would you throw in this ? Just curious Here is just one of many fatties!!! All I have is my cell phone so the pic sucks but you get the idea. Hopefully Ill have a tripud and my cell for the rest of the trip. Talk to ya'll soon! Quote
LCpointerKILLA Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 Wow looks like a great place. Oh yeah, don't forget to give your wife some attention! Quote
Uncle Leo Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 I would throw at that area for at least 4 hours, take a nap and throw another 4 hours, SWEET! Quote
Triton21 Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 Nice SPOT! I love to fish clear, rocky, mountian lakes. Quote
nickb Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 Man, am I jealous! That looks like quite an adventure! Keep us updated! Quote
hawgchaser Posted March 28, 2009 Author Posted March 28, 2009 Well, my week is over and what a great time! The weather was crazy, storms, cold fronts, warm fronts, WIND and more WIND(I lost 2 hats but recovered my favorite Gamagatsu hat), major changes in water clarity due to the rain. The water was stained at the beginning of the week and chocolate milk by today. It is the dirtiest I can remember the water in non flood conditions. I finally got my tripod and shot a few pics but really didn't catch but one picture worthy bass. I caught between 75-100 bass all week which I am very happy with. Apparently the bigger fish were coming off of secondary points on the original Rogues, atleast that is what every guide I spoke with told me. I got on a pattern of Rayburn Red XR50 traps through the timber in 10-15". The fish have moved off the main points and are staging on secondary points in coves. They were hammering the trap but were all between 12"-17". The spots were extremely aggressive and FAT!! Here is the real captain of the boat! He put in just as much time on the water as I did! A crisp morning bass and my biggest. It was getting late so I had to relocate to pick up dinner The crappie were hammerin the traps! Anytime I found them on my graph, I could let my trap sink to the bottom and bring it through the trees. I caught some slabs doing this. One of the storms that snuck up on me This is Sugar Loaf Mountain and is entirely surrounded by water. Its a big island that holds some good bass. Well thats it for this trip. I am sitting in my recliner at home watching recorded Bass Pros, Bass Champ, One More Cast, and my man Larry Dahlburg. I have another week I have taken off at early May and several weekends in between. I spoke with a buddy of mine today and he said "i bet you are glad to be home and fished out!" at which I replied, "nope, I am staring at a map of Greers right now thinking about other spots to try next time". he just replied, "you're sick" Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted March 30, 2009 Super User Posted March 30, 2009 Nice report and pics! 8-) Quote
Super User senile1 Posted March 30, 2009 Super User Posted March 30, 2009 Very nice! Sounds like you had a blast. Quote
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